Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. It is similar to apt, yum, and other package managers. It can be used on Debian or Fedora Linux as well.
pros
- packages are up to date
- easy to use
- intuitive package names
- does not require sudo
- arm64 support
cons
Dependencies
Debian
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| sudo apt install -y build-essential procps curl file git
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Fedora
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| sudo yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
sudo yum install procps-ng curl file git
sudo yum install libxcrypt-compat
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Installation
Run the install script and add the initializer to your shell profile and reload it.
(The yes '' | is to automate the installation without the need to press enter)
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| yes '' | /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
echo 'eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
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Usage
check available packages
install a package
update packages
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| brew update && brew upgrade
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uninstall a package
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| brew uninstall <package>
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install programs with cask
With cask you can install VS Code, Firefox, and other programs.
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```bash
brew install --cask <package>
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uninstall a program with cask
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| brew uninstall --cask <package>
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search cask formulares
